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Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Oklahoma,
Alabama,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Tennessee,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Rhode Island,
Washington,
New York,
California,
Vermont,
JoAnne McClure

Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Maintaining Public Health’s Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Public Health Law,
Emergency Powers,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White,
Leadership Development

States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Tobacco Control,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Elimination of Disparities,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Virgin Islands,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Joshua Berry,
Ann Abraham,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed ...